--- title: "2 Waswo X Waswo Quotes" description: "Waswo X. Waswo, is a photographer and artist formerly most commonly associated with his chemical process sepia-toned photographs of India, but more rece..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/waswo-x-waswo-2-105573_collaboration_my-studio-team-and-i-approached-the-crea_87590.jpg" --- # Waswo X Waswo **2** quotes in **21** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Waswo X. Waswo, is a photographer and artist formerly most commonly associated with his chemical process sepia-toned photographs of India, but more recently with hand-colored portraits made at his studio in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Waswo’s first major book, India Poems: The Photographs, was in part a cha ## Quotes by Waswo X Waswo > [“My studio team and I approached the creation of this series with enthusiasm, wit, sincerity and sometimes more than a dash of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waswo-x-waswo-2/my-studio-team-and-i-approached-the-creation-of-this-series-with/) Waswo X Waswo [Best time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/waswo-x-waswo-2-105573_collaboration_my-studio-team-and-i-approached-the-crea_87590.jpg) > [“Some individuals came right out and accused me of being a Neo-Orientalist (in a pejorative Edward Said sense of the term). So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waswo-x-waswo-2/some-individuals-came-right-out-and-accused-me-of-being-a-neo/) Waswo X Waswo [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/waswo-x-waswo-2-105573_art_some-individuals-came-right-out-and-accu_331423.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waswo-x-waswo-2/#itemlist", "name": "Waswo X Waswo Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My studio team and I approached the creation of this series with enthusiasm, wit, sincerity and sometimes more than a dash of humour. Is the result just another foray into the clichés of Orientalism? I think not. For the most part the people photographed became co-conspirators in our elaborate game of recreating reality. They enjoyed chai with us and a morning samosa (we most always shoot in the early morning since it is the best time to utilize available light). Our models were indeed “posed and paid”, but they cooperated by suggesting so many things themselves… eagerly grasping the process we were undertaking and joining in the creation of what generally became more than just a photo shoot. 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